How to Enable/ Disable Gboard Voice to Text on iPhone

🗓️ April 22, 2025, By ✍️ Karly Wood

Gboard dictation (Google keyboard speech-to-text punctuation) allows you to search through speech-to-text. Therefore, now you can use the Gboard app all-time free from typing manually. It becomes iOS #1 third-party keyboard for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The Gboard app is compatible with the latest iOS devices. Gboard’s new dictation feature will ask you to access your iOS device’s microphone. If you want to search on Google learn here How do I enable voice typing on Gboard?, then you must be enabled iOS Microphone.

How to Turn on Gboard Speech to Text (Input Voice Typing) on iOS keyboard

Steps to turning on Voice to Text on Google Gboard iPhone, iPad

Here’s how to activate the microphone to search.

  1. Launch an App that uses the keyboard- For Example, Messages, Whatsapp, etc.
  2. Tap on the typing area where you can enter text.
  3. now switch to the gboard just tap and hold on the Glob icon that you can see at the bottom-left side on the keyboard. [Read hereGlob icon Missing on iOS Keybaord]
    gboard keyboard glob icon on iphone
  4. Go to tap on Settings look like a gear icon. You will see the Gboard App settings Screen.
    choose gboard keyboard on iphone keyboard app
  5. Step 4. Tap on Keyboard Settings, then turn Voice-input ON. Open the Gboard app on iPhone and Find the Below settings for Gboard Keyboard App. Enable Voice input toggle under the Keyboard Settings option.
Enable/ Turn on Gboard Gboard speech to text (Voice typing) on iOS keyboard iPhone

It’s Okay.

How to Use Voice Typing on iPhone Gboard

After turning on Voice input in the gboard, you will see the Microphone icon on the Keyboard. Start sending a message via Voice and give your search speech to get an accurate result.

Use Microphone on Google Gboard app for Voice to text

For those guys, who thinking don’t need Gboard Voice typing, then there is an option to disable it. The following steps let you turn off the text to speech.

Disable Gboard Voice Typing on iPhone Keyboard

  1. Tap and hold on the Glob icon that you can see at the bottom-left side on the keyboard.
  2. Go to tap on Settings look like a gear icon. So, it will take you to the Gboard App settings Screen.
  3. Tap on Keyboard Settings, then turn Voice-input Off. By the way, the voice-typing icon located on the Gboard keyboard space bar will be removed.
  4. When you are feeling Gboard speech to text missing or not working, then you must match the following essential points to fix.

You must have enabled Microphone for Gboard under the settings App. Also, don’t forget to see if there are any restrictions for third-party apps to allow access.

Gboard Voice typing not working on iPhone correctly

In the case of your Apple iPhone or iPad, you have installed the Google Gboard keyboard, but many users are facing issues when they try to use the voice-to-text feature by holding the space bar down; at that moment, it acts up. If you are looking for a solution then go here to fix the gboard voice typing not working on iPhone.

Suppose you’re having trouble or missing something when using Google keyboard speech-to-text punctuation. Please let us know in below comment box. We’ll try to provide you with the best solution.

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Karly Wood
Karly Wood

Karly Wood is a journalist based in Ohio who specializes in covering Apple and technology trends. With a varied experience in reporting on public safety, government, and education, her insights bridge multiple disciplines, providing readers with a well-rounded perspective on today's technological advancements. If you need to contact me, you can reach me at karlywood.ohio@gmail.com or through (Facebook)

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